What season is it in your life? Are you living in July? Or, is it late February or early March full of slush? I remember an Easter morning when I must have been about 10 years old. We were waiting…
Feeling a little down as the Season comes to an end?
I think the reason many are depressed over the holidays is because they do not know how to interpret the yearnings of their soul. I don’t suppose that there is anyone who has not experienced yearnings or longings of the…
What should you beat to death with a shovel in 2010?
Most of us know what it takes to kill something. You have to be vicious. One day when I was mowing my yard I saw my neighbor run out of his garage with a shovel in his hand. He ran…
For those doing “chores” on Christmas Eve
If you’re on the schedule to be doing working this Christmas Eve, I can relate. In my growing up corner of Iowa, barely out of Missouri, and a half our west of the Mississippi, we did farm work, what farmers…
What was the greatest miracle ever?
Suppose I asked you to name the greatest miracle that ever took place? If you know the Bible you have lots to choose from. God rescued three from a blazing furnace. He closed the mouths of lions and demolished the…
Parents memorize this: “I love you enough to die for you, so having you upset with me is a relatively small thing in my world.”
Below are two messages that parents of young children should memorize. The Bible instructs parents to love their children. But, the Bible does not define love as squishy sentimentalism that gives children whatever they want whenever they ask for it.…
Don’t let failure give way to failure
Here is a word of encouragement for living the Christian life. “Don’t let failure give way to failure.” Perhaps there is an area of your life where determined to do better. You prayed that you would have victory. And, yet…
A legitimate reason to pray for God’s blessing on Thanksgiving, and I pray that God will bless you and keep you, and make his face shine upon you . . .
If you’re looking for a Bible passage to read together as a family this Thanksgiving, then you will do no better than Psalm 67. This is a harvest Psalm that describes the right sort of motivation for praying for God’s…
Divine Leverage –Is there someone you could invite to church this Christmas season?
One of the things I love most about how God works is that he often uses small efforts on the part of his people for big results. I call this “divine leverage.” Because God is sovereign, God, and all-powerful, he…
Nothing Like God’s Word
There is nothing like the life giving power of the Word of God. Several years ago my wife and I invited a group of young adults into our home for dinner. About half way through our meal one young lady…